Cybersecurity
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Organizations need people with the right skills and they need to pay them commensurate with that skill. Yet, the skills shortage continues driven, according to one new study, by low pay.
August 12, 2021 -
Experts from the Justice Department, Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Government Accountability Office and Tanium will explore the move to a zero trust framework.
August 12, 2021 -
By any measure, the federal market for information technology is enormous -- close to 8% of the discretionary budget.
August 12, 2021 -
This content is written by Jim Richberg, the public sector CISO for Fortinet Federal. I spent a lot of years working for the Federal government. Long enough that I can tell stories about technology few…
August 11, 2021 -
Cybersecurity will need to become a central focus for the Coast Guard and Navy as new war capabilities develop, military officials say.
August 11, 2021 -
The Office of Management and Budget is giving them 12 months to implement the critical software protections outlined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in July.
August 10, 2021 -
The government has several initiatives underway to improve cybersecurity in the supply chain. Now an alliance of international companies has launched an initiative of its own, partly to help members deal with federal mandates and get better on cybersecurity.
August 09, 2021 -
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a massive increase in the number of online citizen identities, credentials and access points. As the pandemic continues, the immense need for digital identity and secure citizens’ identities shows no signs of subsiding.
August 06, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, in a new advisory, the NSA laid out best practices for securing wireless devices in public settings.
August 06, 2021 -
A new "Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative" launched by the agency includes major cloud providers, telecommunications giants, and cyber threat hunting companies.
August 05, 2021 -
DHS Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen said the much-anticipated Cyber Talent Management System will serve as the driving force behind his top-tier priority of investing in the department’s IT workforce.
August 05, 2021 -
The Coast Guard's latest cyber strategy focuses on growing threats to the U.S. system of ports, waterways, shorelines and other maritime infrastructure.
August 04, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department Inspector General says the Pentagon’s bureaucracy is getting in the way of hiring the cyber employees the military needs.
August 03, 2021 -
A Senate report makes the case for reforms to the law governing federal cyber standards after multiple agencies made "minimal progress" on security standards.
August 03, 2021 -
National Cyber Director Chris Inglis urged Congress to stand up a Bureau of Cyber Statistics within the Department of Homeland Security that would collect, analyze and publish data on cybersecurity, cyber-crime and threats.
August 02, 2021